| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2004 Villa Carafa AglianicoSannio more |
9/13/2009 - alexrad wrote: 87 pointsA bit too thin, and a tad too bitter; the berries were nice. Good with linguini alla puttanesca. |
| Red |
NV Tenuta Ponte Irpinia CarazitaAglianico more |
3/18/2009 - alexrad wrote: 89 pointsGreat wine; I think it should be near its peak by now. A lot of sediment, and it still benefits from some air, so make sure to decant it first. A very nice nose, and the earthiness makes its way into the taste. Coffee and cherries predominate, though I guess some spices can also be felt (it's hard to say with all the earth around it). |
| Red |
2011 Crama Atelier Băbească Neagră Ferma 5 "Lângă lizieră"Colinele Dobrogei more |
5/31/2014 - alexrad Likes this wine: 90 pointsFresh, and not overly light. A good wine for the beginning of the evening, great with food, though it wouldn't stand up to strong aromas. A very good example of babeasca neagra. |
| Red |
2006 Schiefer Blaufränkisch Eisenbergmore |
11/27/2009 - alexrad wrote: 90 pointsA Pinot lookalike: light body, complex, and a great food wine. |
| Red |
2006 Damien Lorieux Bourgueil Cuvée TuffeauxCabernet Franc more |
4/30/2011 - alexrad wrote: 90 pointsSmooth and fresh. Some notes of sap and dust. Hints of basil in the aftertaste. Plenty of acidity. This is a good example of a Loire cab franc. |
| Red |
2007 Vila Voltaire Vin de Pays Coteaux d'Ensérune Puech Auriol Ad HocCabernet Franc more |
7/25/2009 - alexrad wrote: 88 pointsThis needs a bit of decanting. Otherwise, delicious fruit and well behaved tannins, along with cassis, meat, minerals, and a bitter, blood-tasting finish. A lot more complexity than the Vin de Pays label would have you believe. |
| Red |
1996 Domaine de la Chevalerie Bourgueil GalichetsCabernet Franc more |
7/15/2009 - alexrad wrote: 92 pointsIf you open it now, decant it for at least 2-3 hours. It's a very smooth wine, with more complexity than you could tell just by smelling it right out of the bottle. A great, classic example of a properly aged Bourgueil. |
| Red |
2003 Pretty Sally Cabernet Sauvignon EstateVictoria more |
4/27/2010 - alexrad wrote: 86 pointsSame as before. I didn't mind the sediment, but it's just not all that interesting. |
| Red |
2005 Domaine du Vieux Bourg Côtes-de-Duras Cuvée Sainte AnneCabernet Sauvignon more |
6/30/2009 - alexrad wrote: 88 pointsOddly grenache-like. Otherwise, quite good and fresh. If you drink it now, decant it a bit. |
| Red |
2003 Villa la Selva Selvamaggio Toscana IGTCabernet Sauvignon more |
12/25/2010 - alexrad wrote: 90 pointsI liked this a lot. More like a Pinot Noir than you'd expect, but with all the sweetness and the body of an old world Cabernet. |
| Red |
2003 Pretty Sally Cabernet Sauvignon EstateVictoria more |
5/29/2009 - alexrad wrote: 86 pointsNot very complex, but pleasantly dusty, especially after some time in a decanter. It might benefit from more aging. |
| Red |
2007 Argiolas CosteraIsola dei Nuraghi IGT Cannonau, Grenache more |
10/17/2010 - alexrad wrote: 83 pointsEarthy but light: it goes well with roasted red peppers and salty dishes. It's quite enjoyable by itself, too. |
| White |
2008 Domaine Debray Mercurey BlancChardonnay more |
5/25/2011 - alexrad wrote: 90 pointsAt first, with a clean palate, it acts just like a lemon: unrelenting puckering sourness. But then you get the rest of the Chardonnay benefits: sweet cantaloupe or honeydew, citrusy, with lemon rind notes. Great with a medium-aged chevre, which brings out the fruitier notes. |
| White |
2007 Domaine Vrignaud Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Vieilles VignesChardonnay more |
4/13/2013 - alexrad wrote: 92 pointsThis was wonderful, especially the hint of bitter at the end. A restrained, middle aged Chablis the way it's supposed to be. If your guests are used to California Chardonnay, they will be surprised. |
| Red |
2006 Puzelat-Bonhomme KO In Côt We TrustTouraine more |
8/21/2009 - alexrad wrote: 89 pointsWhen you open the bottle, this smells of barnyard and veggie broth. Leave it be for a while, and the oddness dissipates. This is a deliciously serious, acidic, complex Malbec. And yes, it's quite unlike Argentinian ones; not in the finish as much as in the initial attack. The middle keeps it from being a 90 on my scale, but otherwise a very good wine. |
| Red |
2010 Le Rocher des Violettes Côt Vieilles VignesTouraine more |
8/10/2014 - alexrad wrote: 85 pointsSweeter than a Cot has any right to be, and unidimensional. OK for a weekday when you're not feeling all that particular, I guess. Won't buy it again though. |
| Red |
2005 Domaine La Chapiniere Touraine GarnonCôt, Malbec more |
8/9/2012 - alexrad wrote: 89 pointsThis is the kind of wine I should drink every regular day. It's great with food, light and yet meaty in that Loire red way. I wouldn't guess this to be the same grape as in an Argentine Malbec. |
| Red |
2006 Giuseppe Cortese Dolcetto d'Alba Trifoleramore |
11/22/2009 - alexrad wrote: 87 pointsQuite floral, and fairly fruity. As others have said, think of this as a wine meant for food. Good with gnocchi. |
| Red |
2006 Podere Ruggeri Corsini Dolcetto d'Albamore |
11/22/2009 - alexrad wrote: 88 pointsGood acidity, and well behaved tannins. As the dinner progressed, it got better and better. I'm guessing that another 6 months should make it an 89 for me. |
| White |
2010 Picco del Sole Beneventano IGTFalanghina more |
1/28/2012 - alexrad wrote: 88 pointsA bit too sweetly for my taste. Still, a nice weekday wine to go with something delicate. |
| Red |
2006 Cramele Halewood Fetească Neagră Private ReserveDealu Mare more |
9/16/2012 - alexrad wrote: 93 pointsSuper good. Much less wood than usual in Romanian wines, and that's a blessing. Sweet, black cassis, in a mildly Syrah way, but with its own, specific profile. Great with pizza, and, I imagine, any not very fatty, rich food. Oh, and only 13%, which is how you want this wine, unless it's about 5 times more expensive, and about 2-3 times older. |
| Red |
2007 Davino Fetească Neagră Purpura ValahicaDealu Mare more |
10/18/2011 - alexrad wrote: 92 pointsThis is what Feteasca Neagra wants to be, but is seldom allowed to. Medium bodied, complex, with a fairly long finish, and more flavours than I thought possible: black pepper, berries, cherries, and an aftertaste of (plum?) jam. Light wood, not more than it needs, and a fresh acidity to make it all work. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1998 Oltina Fetească RegalăColinele Dobrogei more |
10/25/2009 - alexrad wrote: 93 pointsThis is a wonderful wine, and it had lots more years ahead of it. The smell is a lot like a Tamaioasa (frankincense), but the taste is richer and sweeter. The end is very strange: sweet resin, with a characteristic dryness. I didn't know that Feteasca Regala could be quite so regal. |
| Red |
2007 Laurent Perrachon Juliénas Domaine des MouillesGamay more |
1/25/2011 - alexrad wrote: 93 pointsI really liked it; in a great spot right now. Besides the usual strawberry jam, it had notes of basil, and enough minerals to make it great with food. |
| Red |
2005 Puzelat-Bonhomme Touraine PouilleGamay more |
9/26/2012 - alexrad wrote: 90 pointsDelicious smell of fruit. Low alcohol, as a Gamay should be. Much more flavourful than customary Gamay; spicy, rich blue fruit, with light leather undertones. I wish I had a dozen. |
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